Behavioral-psychological factors as related to the occurrence and prevention of occupational trauma.

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• Personal Author:
  Cohen HH
• Description:
  A number of NIOSH research projects emphasizing behavioral and psychological approaches to the study of workplace accidents and their control prevention are described. Included are attempts to provide methodology and data for better defining causal factors in frequent, serious types of worker accidents; to demonstrate the utility of psychological principles drawn from organizational psychology, engineering psychology, learning and motivation, and behavior modification as techniques for enhancing worker safety; to analyze the nature of successful safety programs in industry and their implications for management policy and practices.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Asbestos Carcinogens Dust Free Radicals Inorganic Chemicals Laboratories Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident-control Accident-prevention Contract-210-75-0033 Etiology Evaluations Hazards Job-analysis Measurement Measurement-methods NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Contract Psychological-factors Safety-attitudes Safety-factor Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-rules Safety-training

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  69-77
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00056278
• Citation:
  Occupational health and safety symposia. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-136, 1976 Feb; :69-77
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:84874aa4522055918d0da605e644d5d3df9527b695d8b9459f65e31c2d7890579739a0b4b46bc4a78fb170ad32463451559b73dcc1fd1023cff99a942d70ba5e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178763/cdc_178763_DS1.pdf
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